Kuching - After my Kolo mee breakfast, I walked towards the Waterfront, crossed the bridge but realised there was no short cut entry to the Fort Margherita and had to make a 30mins walk detour through the Sarawak Botanic Gardens. I had to bear the scouring heat and tried my luck at thumbing a ride, someone did stopped but was reluctant to make a detour as he was not going that way.
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| Mee Sin Cafe |
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| Kolo Mee with Teh C kosong |
The Kolo mee was too salty with tiny slices of char siew and minced pork which came up to RM$9. It seems Kuching is short of food variety and most coffee shop serves Kolo mee and Sarawak Laksa.
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| Padungan Street intersection |
This is another famous Kuching statue.
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| cross this bridge across Sarawak river |
SARAWAK BOTANICAL GARDEN |
| Sarawak Botanical Garden |
I had to walk through this botanical garden to reach the Fort Margherita. It was a beautiful garden, but the sun was too hot to walk around the park.
FORT MARGHERITA
Why was it called Fort Margherita? Built by Charles Brooke in 1879 and named after his wife, Ranee Margaret, this hilltop fortress long protected Kuching against surprise attack by pirates.
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| Sarawak State Flag |
It was RM10 for the entrance fee and disappointing there were no aircon, my shirt and shorts was wet with sweat.
The Brooke family ruled Sarawak for a century until 1946, and are credited with building it into a modern state with its own government and constitution. Jason Brooke, a sixth-generation descendant of James Brooke, the first Rajah, is looking to preserve the state’s heritage and his family’s identity.
Cultural diversities and communities in Sarawak comprises of Chinese, Orang Melanau, the Malays, the Bidayah, the Iban and Orang Ulu.
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| stairs to the 4th floor |
The roof top access provides a good view of the Sarawak river and iconic buildings around.
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| The Roof Top |
A splendid view of the skyline taken from the roof top of Fort Margherita.
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| small canons surround this Fort |
As my phone battery is running low, I had to call a Grab back to the hotel.
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